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Sunday Morning - original by Skender Makota daBalkanimal feat. DaMonkeynutz Project Revival Mix Monkeynutz Project - Live PA Chicago based quartet of true and real househeads: - Corey McCue aka Munk Julious - Skender Makota aka daBalkanimal - Miles Holt - DJ Kwak

SHE'S HERE - Skender Makota - Chill Sessions Bradley Chicago 2023 - V3 Original song composed by Skender Makota Version 3, recorded at Skeyelab Bradley Studio helped by Snowy CHicago Winter 2023.

CIRCUS IN TOWN V2 - Chimix 2 LIVE ACT Improv straiht to tape - Skender Makota daBalkanimal original track in version 2 improv during the single take straight to 2*mix using live synths bass and ableton live masssive sessions I spent days setting up and still loved it!

My Freedom (to express myself Mix 2020 - Makotas - Skender & Jasmina Makota version 3 original song Live to two Brother & Sister Live House Music Act CHicago IL

SAMBA OF MY SOUL V2 2024 - DaMonleynutz Project Chicago Revival Www.balkanimal.com daMonkeynutz Project revival 2024 - Munk Julious - Skender Makota - Miles Holt - Dj Kwak The underground Chicago House Team of reclusive beat makers and natural born househeads from the Home of House Music - the CHITOWN

Makotas Go Sub Orbital - Halcion Nod to the legends performed by Skender and Jasmina Makota original v1

Live to 2 mix v7, recorded directly to tape, improv on original songs ALL COMPOSED AND PLAYED BY SKENDER MAKOTA daBalkanimal

ARBA ISLA Rebirth - ADRIATIC SUNRISE MIX Skender Makota DaBalkanimal original song by Skender Makota V5 2024

MY FREEDOM (and Yours Too!)- PRICELESS MIX - Skender + Jasmina MAKOTA - V4 2021mix FEATURING MY TALENTED SISTER, BROUGHT UP IN THE TOUGHEST CHI HAD TO OFFER, ALONGSIDE THE BEST as it rewarded us with unconditional love for HOUSE MUSIC! CHICAGO HOUSEHEADS PARTY CAUSE ITS IN OUR SYSTEMS! AND PART OF WHO WE REALLY ARE... AS WELL AS GIVES US GUIDANCE to avoid violence, oppose wars and really just LIVE AND LET LIVE in return...

MODAL CITIZEN - Skender Makota DaBalkanimal - V3 Angry Moogz Mix 2015 Elston Mix Chicago original song by Skender Makota daBalkanimal

MODAL CITIZEN - Skender Makota DaBalkanimal V4 2016 - Skeyelab Chicago ORIGINAL by skender makota mix4 2016

MODAL CITIZEN - Skender Makota DaBalkanimal - V5 2018 - Chicago Bradley Sess - original by skender makota v5 2018

BECAUSE OF YOU 2022 MIX BRADLEY CHICAGO

BECAUSE OF YOU - Mix2022 - Skender Makota

END OF THE WORLD V5 2024 - Skender Makota ORIGINAL TRACK by Skender Makota IN ANOTHER, latest flavor 2024mix

END OF THE WORLD - Mix4 - 2021 BRADLEY SESSIONS - Skender Makota ORIGINAL TRACK IN ONE MORE FLAVOR

My FREEDOM - Makotas 2024 V1 original song by Skender & Jasmina Makota the brand new Live Pa House Music Duo consisting of a brother and sister team, with brother Skender taking care of the half tne shizzle, while Jasmina delivers the product with her perfect pitch and precious voice, as well as adding music parts and lyrics,,, and to think we both share the same Mom, she should be proud and she is! More on our DUO which we currently call simply Makotas, The Brother and Sister by the way of war torn Balkan, tough streets of Chicago, Boston, NYC, Mexico City... We plan a tour soon playing all our original material, for now sign up for the newsletter at Balkanimal.com and we will keep you updated on our schedule dates and show locations!

Kung Wu Nutz - 3034 REVIVAL OF the legendary Monkenutz Project - all original songs SKENDER MAKOTA JULIOUS MUNK DA MONKEYNUTZ PROJECT

BECAUSE OF YOU original by Skender Makota Mix 3 = Bradley Studio Chicago V2016

INTERMEZZO Version 3 out of 4 - 2024 original by - Skender Makota This is not a finished mix, but I like the way it sounded against the other versions I'm about to upload soon. Another song I originally made way back in 2000's, then remixed a few times, this being one of the latest...

BECAUSE OF YOU - 2024 v1 original by Skender Makota

Just a jam with a buddy.. gotta say that Selmer sax sounds just as good as it costs! Goes to show that always buy highest quality instruments (like Gibson Les Paul for ex) and it can be enjoyed for years and if you end up selling, you would get just as much as you paid at worst

She's Here - v3 2015 original by - Skender Makota

The Biggest Pain Shapes Lions Heart original by Skender Makota made around 2002, this is one of many versions, more to follow~

MEMORY GARDEN 2003 - Skender Makota ORIGINAL SONG made in 2003, one of the first I ever did while at college

Memory Garden - 2016 Bradley Beatmix1 G - MIN SONG 3 OUT OF 3-PART RELEASE

Memory Garden (Bloomin Mix 2019) Song 2 out of 3-part release

TRANSMISSION IN LIMBO somewhere in between 808 and 303 universe... original by Skender Makota and my college roomie from Berklee, Henry Ellis. We did a lot of great stuff together and while I usually try to stay cool when I see a great player, composer or musician in general, Henry left me speechless with the talent he possessed, but while struggling with personal demons which only made him immerse more in music creation. We lost touch, but I will look him up hopefully and reconnect, upload more tracks from those days of Reason 1, Rebirth and Protools replacing our SSL board (hated and loved the change, still... miss those faders..) The world was unknown and internet just taking hold yet we were happy... it seems kids nowadays don't get to experience such historical shifts (from analog to digital for ex), but hey: I am yet again surrounded by MOOGS so there ya go!

Made this track long time ago for a good friend of mine, Roy Davis Jr, then forgot about it :).. gonna hit him up, see whats going down and what about dis track here haha...

Dolphins In Love V4 LIVE PA Originals Chimix 4 Song#3 by Balkanimal (Skender Makota) Live PA Mix#4 (out of 5) from the Originals Chimix Sessions Series of Live to 2 (straight to tape) versions of my early live act performances. Don't be surprised at occasional "mistake", even if I wanted I could not "fix it in the mix" lol, since it was all played live and straight to tape sorta speak.. but that was the beauty of it all and I like hearing it all in its natural human soundshape :) Recorded at Skeyelab Bradley Place studio Chicago Winter 2016 with ERIC DAHL

HEADING HOME - Skender Makota Chill Sessions1 by skender

CIRCUS IN TOWN - 2015 MIX - STUDIO v1 ORIGINAL by Skender Makota - Balkanimal Chicago 2015 mix -------------- there seems to be a lot of interest in this track, so here are more versions of it coming out!

End Of The World V4 - CHIMIX4 Live PA song #2 by Balkanimal Skender Makota Live PA Mix#4 (out of 5) from the Originals Chimix Sessions Series of Live to 2 (straight to tape) versions of my early live act performances. Don't be surprised at occasional "mistake", even if I wanted I could not "fix it in the mix" lol, since it was all played live and straight to tape sorta speak.. but that was the beauty of it all and I like hearing it all in its natural human soundshape :) Recorded at Skeyelab Bradley Place studio Chicago Winter 2016 with a great engineer and owner of Skeyelab Chicago ERIC DAHL

End Of The World (Ex Diluted Sky) v3 - LIVE PA Originals Chimix 3 Song#5 by Balkanimal Skender Makota Live PA Mix#3 (out of 5) from the Originals Chimix Sessions Series of Live to 2 (straight to tape) versions of my early live act performances. Don't be surprised at occasional "mistake", even if I wanted I could not "fix it in the mix" lol, since it was all played live and straight to tape sorta speak.. but that was the beauty of it all and I like hearing it all in its natural human soundshape :) Recorded at Skeyelab Bradley Place studio Chicago Winter 2016 with a great engineer and owner of Skeyelab Chicago ERIC DAHL

Because Of You - original track by SKender Makota Artwork: Dorotea Hrenek www.doroteart.com Version:2021 Fall Recorded live to two, in Chicago, Fall 2021 at Skeyelab Bradley Place - operated by Eric Dahl - thanks for letting me add on your Moogs on top of mine!! Skeyelab Sessions - Skender Makota Balkanimal.com Dub 4/7 - Fourth version/mixdown/dub out of a series of 7 different versions of the same song. The original, or 1/7 mix was one of the first songs I ever actually wrote/finished back in 2001 while studying Production/Engineering/Synthesis major and piano/bass as principal instruments at Berklee College of Music. I finished it using this new awesome thing called Reason/Rebirth - I finally realized that apart from Pro tools, reason was fix it all for me as I would not have to fight over studio time, deal with musicians issues, I could make songs right here in my Boston student closet/bedroom! And I did, wrote many of the songs here back then, this End Of The World (Diluted Sky at the time) song being really if not the very first track ever... so it deserves a bit of a better presentation. Therefore, I will soon follow with all of the other mixes, and upload an album of this one song, told in many different ways - from ambient, downtempo, to elektro, electronica, to deep house and house! I will do the same for some other songs I wrote in that period and also have multiple mixes. Today, I love playing an instrument or composing in other ways, mouse clicking was a curse I could not get passed, but I am still often using Reason to get the ideas moving, or add more old stuff in a new mix in Logic etc. Using it back then in 2001 and onward as a scratch pad and basically in my mind already hearing what should be there once I reopen in Pro Tools/Logic and move on... a reminder of what should be where was precious, knowing full well that in order to get the big sound, I would need a bigger box than my G4 tower and ditch the headphones if I wanted to preserve my hearing! :0 but that was fine with me, and I was hooked! Of course, now I use everything but love analog Moog synths and Ableton as my second step tool, where live mixing and live PA is an experience in itself with endless possibilities of on the fly composing - still the easiest way to sync and devote to playing, not fiddling :) With these mixes released in one album they will be representing my progress and sound over the years in one package, and this is exciting to me :). Even the Live PA mixes from the Originals Series (about to released) all of the songs will be Released individually. Hope you enjoy it, let me know if you like it and which version did you like the best!

Techno Murder original track by Skender Makota Balkanimal

Circus In Town original track, live improv mix Version (who da fuk knows) 5 - 2019 is that da Balkanimal visiting your town, circus exclusive... bumper cars, ajvar cookin by the caravan...! Being poked with the long pole by the miserable cunt... to really get the juices flowing when the shit hits the fan, badabada BOOOOOoooomm.... !!!!!

Sarajevo '93

Skender - Da Balkanimal DJ Mix - ALL Vinyl Old Skool House Mix Part 2 Continuing where we left off... more to come!

All Vinyl DJ Mix part 1 - Love vinyl and mixing records! Random. Never pre-set.

Latin House Mix I forgot I recorded a while back haha Ayayay what a Cabron... hope ya dig it mucho, there's some vinyl in there too, on the spot mixin and having fun, more to follow!

Oldskool House DJ Mix 2 feat. Frankie Knuckles traxx by Skender Makota Recorded on the "Crazy Beach" Jul 6 2019 This is just a small amount of DJ sets I actually played, simply because I would get carried away too early and people would party sooner than I had a chance to set up an interface and computer to record the set, a mere 10 minutes of fiddling, but absolutely impossible as I'm building the set and partying along! However, just as I used to be petrified of losing a hard drive, or files containing songs in Pro Tools, Logic, Ableton, Reason or whatever, I learned soon that as long as you have the ear and soul in check, you should be able to rebuild your idea and often times when I did think I lost original sessions, the newly made versions would most likely sound better, refreshed and with more energy, as the mixdown would be practically rebuilt from the scratch... SO - DO NOT WORRY and NO FILE IS PRECIOUS, since YOU are whats precious and YOU did it once, you can do it again. Yes - electronic music can be tedious anti-logic cable wrapped and computer crashing terror as you set up your show, this is simply due to the nature of electronic instruments and digital recordings which leave very little room for natural resonances of acoustic instruments and sound captured in real air, not virtual matrix of zeros and ones... On top of that nuances of live instruments recorded through traditional means were somewhat desired, and many traditional engineers would have trouble having to move from analog to digital "way of life", not just recording method itself. Electronic music does not allow this kind of uncertainty left to chance, since the result could be piercing buzzes, insanely loud digital distributions and embarrassment. Likewise and production-wise, it would be logical to assume that once the electronic instrument is recorded in its perfect frequency resonance, the loss of the recording or misplaced parts etc would mean death of a project.. But as time went by, I realized that the IDEA behind the emotional message accompanied by reassuring beats, bowel moving basses and floating through space synths is what matters to the listener and audience out there! I could play one song using totally different samples for each of the tracks, and I guarantee that 99% of those party ppl would never even notice, as long as you and they are grooving real good to the current version!! Means DANCING, having a good time. Old track or New mix, don't matter to them, nor should to you. Anyhow, enjoy the mixes and check back often, as I update and add new DJ mixes of all diff styles I like to mix, from oldskool, disco, to house, Chicago house, techno, tech house, all the way up to trance, jungle, and heart tearing melodic lush big sound anthems etc... DJ Balkanimal (Skender Makota)

yes mam, coming right in! Skender Makota HOUSE Part 2 recorded at Zg Underground - Zagreb Croatia 15 Dec 2018 This is just a small amount of DJ sets I actually played, simply because I would get carried away too early and people would party sooner than I had a chance to set up an interface and computer to record the set, a mere 10 minutes of fiddling, but absolutely impossible as I'm building the set and partying along! However, just as I used to be petrified of losing a hard drive, or files containing songs in Pro Tools, Logic, Ableton, Reason or whatever, I learned soon that as long as you have the ear and soul in check, you should be able to rebuild your idea and often times when I did think I lost original sessions, the newly made versions would most likely sound better, refreshed and with more energy, as the mixdown would be practically rebuilt from the scratch... SO - DO NOT WORRY and NO FILE IS PRECIOUS, since YOU are whats precious and YOU did it once, you can do it again. Yes - electronic music can be tedious anti-logic cable wrapped and computer crashing terror as you set up your show, this is simply due to the nature of electronic instruments and digital recordings which leave very little room for natural resonances of acoustic instruments and sound captured in real air, not virtual matrix of zeros and ones... On top of that nuances of live instruments recorded through traditional means were somewhat desired, and many traditional engineers would have trouble having to move from analog to digital "way of life", not just recording method itself. Electronic music does not allow this kind of uncertainty left to chance, since the result could be piercing buzzes, insanely loud digital distributions and embarrassment. Likewise and production-wise, it would be logical to assume that once the electronic instrument is recorded in its perfect frequency resonance, the loss of the recording or misplaced parts etc would mean death of a project.. But as time went by, I realized that the IDEA behind the emotional message accompanied by reassuring beats, bowel moving basses and floating through space synths is what matters to the listener and audience out there! I could play one song using totally different samples for each of the tracks, and I guarantee that 99% of those party ppl would never even notice, as long as you and they are grooving real good to the current version!! Means DANCING, having a good time. Old track or New mix, don't matter to them, nor should to you. Anyhow, enjoy the mixes and check back often, as I update and add new DJ mixes of all diff styles I like to mix, from oldskool, disco, to house, Chicago house, techno, tech house, all the way up to trance, jungle, and heart tearing melodic lush big sound anthems etc... DJ Balkanimal (Skender Makota)

Skender Makota TECHNO+HOUSE PART 1 recorded at Zg Underground - Zagreb Croatia 15 Dec 2018

Skender Makota HOUSE SET recorded at Zg Underground - Zagreb CROATIA 14 Dec 2018 This is just a small amount of DJ sets I actually played, simply because I would get carried away too early and people would party sooner than I had a chance to set up an interface and computer to record the set, a mere 10 minutes of fiddling, but absolutely impossible as I'm building the set and partying along! However, just as I used to be petrified of losing a hard drive, or files containing songs in Pro Tools, Logic, Ableton, Reason or whatever, I learned soon that as long as you have the ear and soul in check, you should be able to rebuild your idea and often times when I did think I lost original sessions, the newly made versions would most likely sound better, refreshed and with more energy, as the mixdown would be practically rebuilt from the scratch... SO - DO NOT WORRY and NO FILE IS PRECIOUS, since YOU are whats precious and YOU did it once, you can do it again. Yes - electronic music can be tedious anti-logic cable wrapped and computer crashing terror as you set up your show, this is simply due to the nature of electronic instruments and digital recordings which leave very little room for natural resonances of acoustic instruments and sound captured in real air, not virtual matrix of zeros and ones... On top of that nuances of live instruments recorded through traditional means were somewhat desired, and many traditional engineers would have trouble having to move from analog to digital "way of life", not just recording method itself. Electronic music does not allow this kind of uncertainty left to chance, since the result could be piercing buzzes, insanely loud digital distributions and embarrassment. Likewise and production-wise, it would be logical to assume that once the electronic instrument is recorded in its perfect frequency resonance, the loss of the recording or misplaced parts etc would mean death of a project.. But as time went by, I realized that the IDEA behind the emotional message accompanied by reassuring beats, bowel moving basses and floating through space synths is what matters to the listener and audience out there! I could play one song using totally different samples for each of the tracks, and I guarantee that 99% of those party ppl would never even notice, as long as you and they are grooving real good to the current version!! Means DANCING, having a good time. Old track or New mix, don't matter to them, nor should to you. Anyhow, enjoy the mixes and check back often, as I update and add new DJ mixes of all diff styles I like to mix, from oldskool, disco, to house, Chicago house, techno, tech house, all the way up to trance, jungle, and heart tearing melodic lush big sound anthems etc... DJ Balkanimal (Skender Makota)

Dec 13 2018 - TECHNO & HOUSE mix by Skender Makota recorded at ZG UNDERGROUND (Zagreb, Croatia)

Original song, Skender Makota and Mel Hamond for Ash & Dash Live House DUO, consisting of DJ MEL HAMMOND and Skender Makota (Balkanimal). Additional mixes with Sylvia Papak aka Sylvia sir Shiva (Drummatia) available. For more Ash & Dash songs, please visit www.balkanimal.com

SKENDER MAKOTA - Waiting On Your Love Mix 2

Waiting On Your Love Mix 1 - Skender Makota

SKENDER MAKOTA all VINYL MIX 1